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Pandiomedeidae

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Pandiomedeidae was named by Gray (1840) [Phyllocode emendation of Diomedeidae].

It was assigned to Procellariiformes by Ksepka et al. (2023).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Pandiomedeidae Gray
2023Pandiomedeidae Ksepka et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
RankNameAuthor
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Aequornithes
Feraequornithes
superorderProcellariimorphae
Procellariiformes(Fürbringer 1888)
PandiomedeidaeGray 1840
PandiomedeidaeGray 1840

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Unr. †Pandiomedeidae Gray 1840
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G. †Plotornis Milne-Edwards 1874
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Plotornis archaeonautes Ksepka et al. 2023
Plotornis avernensis Milne-Edwards 1867
Plotornis delfortrii Milne-Edwards 1874
Plotornis graculoides Portis 1884
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:40:15
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:40:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015, Marsh 1875

Age range: Aquitanian or 23.04000 to 20.45000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45New Zealand (South Island) Plotornis archaeonautes (232409)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45France (Auvergne) Plotornis arvernensis (125333)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Italy (Piemonte) Chenornis graculoides (155755)